In the morning I decided to head over to
Key Biscayne National Park to check out the area and plan some future kayaking trips. I had heard of Elliot's Key and Stiltsville and would eventually like to paddle the area, however the summer season is definitely not the time to do it. Since I wasn't in a rush I watched a couple of the films that had concerning the park and chatted with one of the rangers whom was also an avid kayaker and camper. After stamping my NPS Passport I hit a couple of caches outside the park on my way through Homestead. Since I was relatively close I decided to hit the southern part of the
Everglades National Park to get some stamps at the several visitor centers. Out of nearly any place (other than maybe
Death Valley National Park), the Everglades is one of the worst places to be in the summer. Not only is the heat stifling, but the mosquito population is nearly intolerable. Stories of constant swarms and clouds of the flying blood-suckers are not exaggerated.
Sprinting from the car to some other indoor spot is all one can do to keep from being swarmed completely. I decided to drive through the park to Flamingo City to check out the area. This section of the park was devastated by hurricanes in a row in 2005 with the lodge and cabins being extensively damaged in that they are still uninhabitable. Even the inside area of the Flamingo City visitor center was covered with the damn bugs!
I was able to hit the Royal Palm visitor center just after they closed, however the ranger was nice enough to open back up so I could pick up the stamp (making it the 4th for the day) for that area of the park. I headed back to the U of M campus to meet back with angie and some of her friend for dinner and then crashed even earlier after a long, hot day. I'm hoping to spend more time on the kayak trails and camping sites in the winter once the temperature and bug levels drop considerably.
In the morning I decided to head over to 
Key Biscayne National Park to check out the area and plan some future kayaking trips. I had heard of Elliot's Key and Stiltsville and would eventually like to paddle the area, however the summer season is definitely not the time to do it. Since I wasn't in a rush I watched a couple of the films that had concerning the park and chatted with one of the rangers whom was also an avid kayaker and camper. After stamping my NPS Passport I hit a couple of caches outside the park on my way through Homestead. Since I was relatively close I decided to hit the southern part of the Everglades National Park to get some stamps at the several visitor centers. Out of nearly any place (other than maybe Death Valley National Park), the Everglades is one of the worst places to be in the summer. Not only is the heat stifling, but the mosquito population is nearly intolerable. Stories of constant swarms and clouds of the flying blood-suckers are not exaggerated. 
Sprinting from the car to some other indoor spot is all one can do to keep from being swarmed completely. I decided to drive through the park to Flamingo City to check out the area. This section of the park was devastated by hurricanes in a row in 2005 with the lodge and cabins being extensively damaged in that they are still uninhabitable. Even the inside area of the Flamingo City visitor center was covered with the damn bugs! 
I was able to hit the Royal Palm visitor center just after they closed, however the ranger was nice enough to open back up so I could pick up the stamp (making it the 4th for the day) for that area of the park. I headed back to the U of M campus to meet back with angie and some of her friend for dinner and then crashed even earlier after a long, hot day. I'm hoping to spend more time on the kayak trails and camping sites in the winter once the temperature and bug levels drop considerably.
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